Category: Fiqh of Prayer
Description of wudoo'
Q: please oh brothers could you please tell me how a woman could perform wudu for my wife and also could you please tell me how to say ayat al kursi in arabic words but english text as i'm yearning to learn the beautiful ayat which the almighty has mentioned so much about him self. please ...
Continue ReadingPrayer: God-given Gift
By: IOL Islamic Researchers
With the approach of the great occasion of Al-Israa' and Al-Mi`raj, we should remember Allah's gift to Muslims, namely Prayer. Prayer was given as both an order and a gift to Muslims on the night of Al-Israa' and Al-Mi`raj. Therefore, we should be grateful to Allah ...
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Prayer
Q: What is the Importance of Prayer?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
The importance of the prayer in Islam cannot be understated. It is
the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet (peace be upon him)
mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one
becomes a Muslim. It was made ...
A Christian wants to become Muslim and is asking about the prayer
Q: I have not read about the prayers anywhere yet, at
least how they are performed.(movements,speach ie: what is said if
anything specific) How can one convert not knowing arabic? Isn't
this the only language the Qu'ran should be read and recitted from?
.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Prayer is the ...
Delaying prayer until night-time because of work
Q: Many workers delay Zuhr and 'Asr
prayers until night-time, giving the excuse that they are too busy
at work or that their clothes are najis (impure) or not clean. What
advice can you give them?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for a Muslim man or woman to delay an
obligatory ...
Why do we pray five times each day?
Q: I read in the Qur'aan that a man
should pray three times: before sunrise, after sunset and in the
middle of the day. So why do we pray five times? I hope that you
will not give me the story that 50,000 prayers were enjoined then
it was reduced to five. I want a convincing answer.
A: Praise ...
Ruling on the adhaan (call to prayer)
Q: Is the giving of the azan a necesssity?we college students do not have a mosque near our dorm and so pray in a mussala،now do we have to give the azan b4 the prayer،we do hear the sound coming from distant mosques.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Adhaan in Arabic means ...
Things that make ghusl obligatory
Q: What are the things that make ghusl
obligatory?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
The things that make ghusl obligatory are six things. If one of
them happens then the Muslim has to do ghusl.
1 - Emission of maniy (semen) from its exit in the
male or female, which happens either when one is awake ...
Status of Eid prayer in Islam
The Eid Prayer is wajib (obligatory) according to the majority of scholars. The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed it consistently and commanded all the people to go out for it.
He (peace be upon him) even specifically commanded all of the women to attend; Umm ...
Repentance for neglecting prayer
Q: I am 38 years old man. till the age of
25 I did'nt prayed. please advice me what I have to do for
this?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Remember how Allaah has blessed you by bringing you back to Islam
after you have been neglecting salaah, and keep on doing the
prayers at the right times. Do ...
The status of prayer in Islam
Q: I hope that you can explain to us the status of prayer
in Islam.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Prayer occupies a great status in Islam that is not shared by any
other act of worship. This is indicated by the following:
1 - It is the pillar of the religion, which cannot
stand without it.
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Reciting al-Faatihah during prayer
Q: My question relates to the correct
manner of praying Farz salaat behind an Imaam, specifically the
recital of surah Al Fatiha.
1. Is it obligatory on us to quietly recite surah Al Fatiha whilst
the Imaam recites it aloud, during the first and second rakaat of a
farz prayer?
2. Is it ...